2026 Relocation & Cost Arbitrage Engine

Relocation: Eagle Pass, TX to Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX

Data updated · Sources: HUD FY 2027 Fair Market Rents, EPI 2026 Family Budget, 2026 tax tables · Methodology

Income tax, HUD Fair Market Rents and EPI living costs for a move from Eagle Pass, TX to Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX.

Popular Corridors:
Equivalent Salary
$142,500
To maintain parity
Cost of Living Delta
+42.5%
Overall expenditure basket
Annual Tax Delta
$0
State + local taxes
Annual 1BR Rent Delta
+$7,188
HUD Fair Market Rents
Net Annual Buffer
-$7,188/yr
Tax + housing gain

Interactive Purchasing Power Equivalency Workbench

Adjust your current salary at origin to dynamically compute the statutory tax burden, housing costs, and discretionary cash in both markets.

Presets:
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$30,000 $100,000 $200,000 $300,000
Origin Location

Eagle Pass, TX

COL 88.1
Gross Annual Income $100,000
Federal Income Tax -$13,170
FICA (SS & Medicare) -$7,650
State Income Tax -$0
Local / City Tax $0
Net Annual Take-Home $79,180
HUD 1BR Fair Market Rent -$11,172
Discretionary Cash Flow $68,008
Target Market
Destination Location

Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX

COL 125.6
Gross Parity Income $142,500
Federal Income Tax -$22,934
FICA (SS & Medicare) -$10,901
State Income Tax $0 (No State Tax)
Local / City Tax $0
Net Annual Take-Home $108,665
HUD 1BR Fair Market Rent -$18,360
Discretionary Cash Flow $90,305

EPI family budgets put living costs 42.5% higher in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX than in Eagle Pass, TX, so $100,000 in Eagle Pass goes about as far as $142,500 in Austin. HUD's one-bedroom Fair Market Rent is $931 a month in Eagle Pass and $1,530 in Austin, $7,188 a year more. On a $100,000 salary a single filer pays the same total tax in both metros. Taxes and one-bedroom rent together leave you about $7,188 a year worse off. The BLS median wage across all occupations is $35,560 in Eagle Pass and $56,950 in Austin.

Itemized Cost of Living Expenditure Arbitrage

Category-by-category breakdown of monthly baseline consumption between origin and destination.

Expenditure Category Eagle Pass (Monthly) Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos (Monthly) Monthly Delta ($) Difference (%)
Housing (1BR Fair Market Rent)$931$1,530+$599+64.3%
Food & Groceries$273$334+$61+22.3%
Transportation$1,103$1,062-$41-3.7%
Healthcare$451$467+$16+3.5%
Other Necessities$312$585+$273+87.5%
Total Taxes (Federal, State, Local, FICA)$1,735$1,735$00.0%

HUD Fair Market Rent Differential

1-Bedroom Fair Market Rent +$599/mo (64.3%)
Eagle Pass: $931/mo Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos: $1,530/mo
2-Bedroom Fair Market Rent +$803/mo (79.2%)
Eagle Pass: $1,014/mo Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos: $1,817/mo

EPI Living Wage Benchmark Comparison

1 Adult (No Children) +$8.28/hr (42.5%)
Eagle Pass: $19.49/hr Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos: $27.77/hr
2 Adults + 1 Child (per earner) +$7.24/hr (43.8%)
Eagle Pass: $16.54/hr Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos: $23.78/hr

Top Local Occupations Wage Parity

BLS median wage comparisons across benchmark roles between both metropolitan labor markets.

Occupation Title Industry Sector Eagle Pass Median Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos Median Nominal Wage Delta Action
General and Operations ManagersFinance & ManagementFinance & Management$73,540$117,850+$44,310 (+60.3%)View Dossier
Registered Nurse (RN)HealthcareHealthcare$73,660$97,890+$24,230 (+32.9%)View Dossier
Project Management SpecialistBusiness OperationsBusiness Operations$69,550$102,390+$32,840 (+47.2%)View Dossier
Accountant & AuditorFinanceFinance$65,900$83,120+$17,220 (+26.1%)View Dossier
Medical and Health Services ManagersFinance & ManagementFinance & Management$99,360$126,110+$26,750 (+26.9%)View Dossier

Major US Inter-Metro Relocation Corridors

Empirical cost differentials and statutory tax savings across high-volume migration routes.

New York-Newark-Jersey City → Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos

On $100k: $8,301 less tax and $14,388 less 1BR rent a year

-30.6% COL+$22,689/yr
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont → Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos

On $100k: $6,211 less tax and $17,676 less 1BR rent a year

-30.4% COL+$23,887/yr
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin → Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington

On $100k: $4,805 less tax and $2,928 less 1BR rent a year

-2.2% COL+$7,733/yr
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont → Columbus

On $100k: $1,729 less tax and $19,884 less 1BR rent a year

-41.0% COL+$21,613/yr
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim → Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler

On $100k: $4,113 less tax and $10,908 less 1BR rent a year

-13.5% COL+$15,021/yr
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue → Denver-Aurora-Centennial

On $100k: $3,761 more tax and $4,188 less 1BR rent a year

-13.6% COL+$427/yr
Boston-Cambridge-Newton → Raleigh-Cary

On $100k: $1,299 less tax and $11,592 less 1BR rent a year

-16.2% COL+$12,891/yr
New York-Newark-Jersey City → Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach

On $100k: $8,301 less tax and $7,296 less 1BR rent a year

-27.3% COL+$15,597/yr

Eagle Pass, TX to Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX Relocation FAQs

About $142,500. That scales $100,000 by the ratio of the metros' cost-of-living indexes (88.1 in Eagle Pass, TX, 125.6 in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX, from EPI family budgets); taxes are compared separately below.

Triangular Relocation & Tax Silo

Eagle Pass, TX to Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX: State Paychecks, Rents & Reciprocal Corridor

Reverse Route: Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX to Eagle Pass, TX
Relocation: Eagle Pass, TX to Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX Overview

Eagle Pass, TX to Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX: 2026 federal, state & local income tax, HUD Fair Market Rents & EPI living costs compared on the same.

Quick answers
How much salary do I need in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX to match $100,000 in Eagle Pass, TX?

About $142,500. That scales $100,000 by the ratio of the metros' cost-of-living indexes (88.1 in Eagle Pass, TX, 125.6 in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX, from EPI family budgets); taxes are compared separately below.

Is Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX cheaper than Eagle Pass, TX?

EPI's family budgets for a single adult put overall living costs 42.5% higher in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX than in Eagle Pass, TX. The budgets cover housing, food, transportation, health care and other necessities.